Peter / Craig,
So, far example, the DBD::Oracle I have (DBD-Oracle-1.06, which I can put in
a folder named DBD-Oracle-1_06 ?) contains an Oracle.ex folder. Should this
become [.oracle.ex] (two levels) or [.oracle_ex] ?
Thanks,
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Prymmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Craig A. Berry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Tim Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: "new" PERL/VMS setup
>
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Craig A. Berry wrote:
>
> > At 5:31 PM +0000 3/19/01, Tim Scott wrote:
> > >I've recently been able to download the PERL 5.005... from
www.sidhe.org and
> > >am wondering where is the best place to get modules for this from ?
> >
> > Go to <http://search.cpan.org> and choose "Distribution" from the
> > drop-down list. Then enter the name of the module you're searching
> > for and click "Search."
>
> One other hint: searching for distributions that contain "VMS" seems more
> fruitful than searching for modules that contain "VMS". However the
> original post concerned modules that were not necessarily VMS specific.
>
> > >The modules I'm particularly interested in are File::Find; DBI and
> > >DBD::Oracle. Those which I have at the moment have '.'s in their
directory
> > >names and subdirectory names and some of the file names aswell and I'm
not
> > >sure how these should be translated or if there's another source I
should be
> > >using.
> >
> > The multiple dots will usually be translated to something by your FTP
> > or HTTP software. Sometimes you will need to rename archive files so
> > they have an extension that gunzip finds acceptable. The archive
> > names don't much matter as long as you can unpack the archive.
>
> File::Find comes with Perl. The DBI and DBD::* modules need to be
> installed separately via:
>
> set def [.module_dir-$version]
> perl Makefile.PL
> mms
> mms test
> mms install
>
> I noted that Netscape 3.03 for VMS got a little buggy when it comes
> to automatically changing file names. The older version would do *.tar.gz
> -> *.tar-gz but the newere one (3.03) does not. Also the @ (as in the
> devel kits [EMAIL PROTECTED] e.g.) do not get translated automatically and I
> have to tell netscape to save that e.g. as perl_9215.tgz.
>
> One other point possibly worth mentioning is that however one gets the
> file to VMS (via whatever renaming scheme appeals to you) that the
> de-archivers do a great job translating file specs. In particular unzip
> and vmstar typically do tr/./_/ quite effectively.
>
> > >I have an Alpha VMS system with DEC C. Which 'make' is recommended ?
> > > Or - is there a distribution which doesn't require 'make' ?
> >
> > Everyone I know uses MMS or MMK. MMS is a layered product from
> > Compaq. MMK is a free MMS-lookalike and is available from
> > <http://www.madgoat.com>. At present there are no VMSINSTAL or PCSI
> > options for installing modules.
>
> MMS is a part of the DECset suite of products from Compaq. See if you
> have it on your system via:
>
> $ mms/ident
>
> if you obtain an error message then you'll need to buy(/license PAK)
> DECset or install MMK.
>
> Peter Prymmer
>
>
>
